Senior Business Issues Management Advisor/ Strategic Management Advisor (Anticipatory)

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At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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You will be required to complete screening questions as part of your online application. You must demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements as well as the assets. It is not enough to indicate that you meet the qualifications or to provide a list of past or current responsibilities rather, you must indicate how, when and where you acquired these qualifications by providing concrete examples. If the demonstration of your experience is not explicit enough, your application may be screened out.

Please note that the candidates will be assessed on their ability to communicate effectively in writing using the answers to the screening questions.

Duties

When applying to this process, clearly indicate which stream you would like to be considered for (or both):

- Senior Business Issues Management Advisor: The key activities entail; identifying, researching, evaluating, developing, amending, recommending, analyzing matters of concern affecting the day-to-day business of the Department in region with regards to policies, practices, business transactions, trends, emerging issues, government announcements, and activities and providing guidance to Senior Management at the Department level, central agencies, and with Other federal departments and other level of government (EX2 - EX5) and the general public.

- Strategic Management Advisor: The key activities entail; Conducts, and/or facilitates research and analysis of emerging issues of significance to the region; develops options/recommendations, prepares summary reports and supporting documentation; maintains a library of resource material and work instruments in support of the strategic, operational & business-line matters and issues.

Work environment

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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process

A qualified pool of candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar AS-04 positions within Public Services and Procurement Canada, with various tenures (Indeterminate, Acting, Term, Deployment, Assignment, Secondment).

Applications will be assessed on depth and breadth, based on the position to be staffed, and the information you provide in your application and/or throughout your assessment.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:
- A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
- A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience providing advice and recommendations on complex issues**.
- Experience managing multiple simultaneous priorities in a client service environment.

** Complex issues are issues with at least two (2) of the following characteristics: sensitive, confidential, affecting many partners or stakeholders, have an impact on operational service delivery. Candidates need to clearly demonstrate the complexity.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
-Willing & able to work overtime on short notice or to change their schedule occasionally.
-Willing to travel.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
- Working effectively with others.
- Client service - Level 1.
- Demonstrating values and ethics.
- Showing initiative and being action oriented.
- Thinking things though (Ideas and Analysis).

ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to plan and prioritize.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

EDUCATION:
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in social science, business administration, commerce or others relevant to the specialities of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in the writing, preparation, editing or quality control of briefing products* for management** at any level.
- Ability to conduct research and analyze information from multiple sources.
- Experience in strategic planning or applying business planning and reporting processes.
- Experience managing projects.
- Experience facilitating meetings or discussions.
- Experience with applying Access to Information and Privacy Policy legislation.

*Briefing products are defined as updates on issues and/or progress related to projects, initiatives or business processes; briefing notes, one-pagers, Ministerial correspondence, QP notes.
**Management is defined as manager, Regional Director, or departmental equivalent or higher level.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
In support of achieving a diverse workforce, consideration may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal person, Person with a Disability, Member of visible Minority group, Woman.

* We encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity (EE) section. Please note that you must complete this questionnaire if you wish to be considered for these opportunities. To complete the questionnaire, you must be a member of an EE group and select Collection Purpose 1 to be considered for job opportunities where belonging to an EE group is a condition for eligibility, or a screening or selection criterion specifically targeting EE groups.

To learn more about employment equity, click on the link below.

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Adherence to the PSPC Code of Conduct.
- Various security requirements could be required, depending on the position being staffed.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Original proof of your education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process, in order to verify that candidates meet the education requirement. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Essential qualifications and asset qualification will be evaluated against depth and breadth of activities. Top down consideration may be used.

Consideration of the depth and breadth of any of the qualifications may be a determining factor in the appointment process.

A written exam will be administered.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of screening.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.